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GLAUX MARITIMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Glaux maritima mean?
• GLAUX MARITIMA (noun)
The noun GLAUX MARITIMA has 1 sense:
1. a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers
Familiarity information: GLAUX MARITIMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
black saltwort; Glaux maritima; sea milkwort; sea trifoly
Hypernyms ("Glaux maritima" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Glaux maritima" is a member of...):
genus Glaux; Glaux (sea milkwort)
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